Kids Summer Bug Catcher is a great kids craft for the summer months. This easy to make kids craft will provide hours of enjoyment.

Supplies Needed:Plastic Cup
Plastic Wrap
Scissors
Rubberband
Markers

#1: Take a clear plastic cup and decorate it using your markers. Make sure to leave a little open space so you can view your bug.
#2: Take a piece of plastic wrap and place it over the rim of the cup
#3: Secure it in place with the rubberband
#4: Have an adult use the scissors to make small holes in the plastic wrap. Make sure the holes are small so you bug doesn’t escape.
#5: Take off the plastic wrap but have it handy so once you catch your bug you can put the plastic wrap and rubberband back on to secure the bug.

#1: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#2: Trace around the round object on a piece the black and colored construction paper.
#3: Cut out the two circles you just traced on the construction paper
#4: Bend a pipe cleaner in half
#5: Glue the center of the bent pipe cleaner on the top of the black construction paper circle. These will be the ladybugs antennas
#6: Cut the colored construction paper circle in half so you have two equal halves of a circle. These are going to be the ladybugs wings.
#7: Glue the two halves of the circle on top of the black circle to make the colored paper look like wings. Place them together on top and then apart towards the bottom
#8:Dip your child’s finger in the black paint.
#9: Then press their finger on the wings of the ladybug. Do this a few times to decorate the ladybugs wings with spots.

#1: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#2: Paint one of the craft sticks green using a paint brush. This will be the stem of your flower
#3: Paint the other craft sticks a different color. These will be the pedals of your flower
#4: Set aside and allow to dry
#5: Glue the colored craft sticks in a criss cross pattern to look like flower pedals.
#6: Glue the green craft stick to the back of the pedal craft sticks to look like a flower stem
#7: Trace leaves on a piece of construction paper
#8: Cut out the leaves you just traced
#9: Glue them to the back of the flower stem to create leaves on your flower stem.

#1: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#2: Paint the paper plate green using a paint brush
#3: Paint the craft stick red
#4: Set aside and allow to dry
#5: Fold the paper plate in half
#6: Glue the craft stick to the center of the plate on the inside fold. This will be your frogs tongue
#7: Glue googly eyes to the top fold of the plate
#8: On construction paper cut out 4 strips of paper length wise
#9: Fold each of the 4 strips in an accordion like fashion.
#10: Glue the 4 strips of paper to the back of the folded plate. These will be the frogs legs.

#1: Take a egg carton and cut three egg holders in a row out. These will be the body of your grasshopper
#2: Prepare your work environment by laying down newspaper or plastic
#3: Paint your egg carton green using a paint brush.
#4: Set aside and allow to dry.
#5: Turn the egg carton over so the egg holder part is face down.
#6: Glue your googly eyes on the front of the egg carton
#7: Draw a mouth and nose for your grasshopper under your eyes
#8: Bend a pipe cleaner in half
#9: Place the center of the bent pipe cleaner into the egg carton above the googly eyes. These will be the grasshoppers antennas
#10: Take 2 pipe cleaners and bend and twist them to make two loops. These will be the grasshoppers wings
#11: Insert the wings into the egg carton in the 2nd egg holder. These will be the grasshoppers wings
#12: Take 2 pipe cleaners and place them into the egg carton on either side. These will be the grasshoppers feet.